First post here! I’ve always wanted a long range bolt action rifle, and decided to sell an AR and pick one up.
My search took me to Gunbroker where I found an interesting rifle. After purchasing it, I started doing some digging on my gamble.
I called Defiance and they have gave me the name of the builder it was shipped to - Gene Gordner of Kalispell. He was the head gunsmith at Montana Custom Rifles and Kilimanjaro Rifles before retiring. I spoke with him, super nice guy, and said he built it back in 2014 and most likely used a Bartlein or Liljin barrel and said he most likely wouldn’t have fitted the stock.
This is what I figured out:
Defiance Deviant action
26” Bartlein or Liljin bull barrel 1-8 twist with American Precision Arms Little Bastard muzzle brake, 6.5 Creedmoor
Manners MCS-T6a
American Precision bottom metal
Triggertech Special trigger
Voted Viper PST Gen 2 with American Precision rings
It weighs an absolute ton, over 16lbs!
Anyway, before I go out and buy anything else, I wanted to get thoughts on the following:
Bipod - Atlas or other and which model
Ammo - what’s the best way to select ammo to shoot to see what it likes? I won’t be handloading…yet
Shooting bag - what are people’s go to
I’m looking forward to learning and always appreciate tips from those who’ve been shooting for years.
Thanks in advance